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Emptying the ballot boxes on election day, 2010 (Photo: Photo RNW.org)

Dutch will count votes on offline PCs to prevent hacking

Dutch municipalities will be allowed to use computers to count the votes cast in the 15 March elections, but only if those are not connected to the Internet, the Dutch government said on Wednesday (15 February).

Officials were also banned from using USB-sticks or other devices to bring the results from municipalities to the headquarters of the 20 electoral districts, Dutch interior minister Ronald Plasterk

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